It’s difficult to understand just how hard life can be for someone who is different. A novel that helps personify this idea incredibly is the “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka. It describes a man named Gregor Samsa who wakes up one morning and discovers he’s been transformed into a “monstrous vermin”. He is forced to live life as bug for the rest of his life. Gregor questions his own humanity because of the massive change. Is Gregor still Gregor? His transformation also draws attention to the ways that people around him change under pressure, not just physically but psychologically and emotionally as well. Imagine that happening to you? Waking up one morning and suddenly looking like a complete monster. I can’t even fathom how hard it would be to go through something like that.As I analyzed Gregor’s character I began to realize that his fate was sealed not merely because of his actions but also because of the actions of those around him. He wasn’t evil and worthless it was just that he was treated that way. When we’re different from those around us society paints pictures of something totally different from what the facts dictate. This causes the perception to be completely different than the intended idea, change or lifestyle. Obviously in this case it was an extreme change that definitely could not have been easy to accept. The point remains. Do we all need to be a little more open minded?